ROGERS (AP) — Army Corps of Engineers officials said it will take some time before they decide whether to preserve or demolish the remains of a once-thriving resort in western Arkansas.

Corps architectural historian Mary McCormick and Corps historian and photographer Joseph Murphey toured the Monte Ne resort near Rogers on Tuesday and met with local historians and others who support efforts to keep intact a three-story tower once connected to one of the hotels.

Sean Harper with the Little Rock Army Corps of Engineers office told the Northwest Arkansas Times besides the visit, the agency will conduct a feasibility study on preserving the tower and creating a small park.

Businessman William Harvey built the resort in the early 1900s. It was flooded when Beaver Lake was built in the 960s.